Re: Got lucky with the Hemi
[Re: Dragula]
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07/10/19 08:14 PM
07/10/19 08:14 PM
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Spring was weak....... hammered the retainer for a while....... before they finally broke.
That coulda been ugly.
“If it were me”....... it would get all new springs, retainers, locks.
68 Satellite, 383 with stock 906’s, 3550lbs, 11.18@123 Dealer for Comp Cams/Indy Heads
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Re: Got lucky with the Hemi
[Re: BradH]
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07/10/19 08:35 PM
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fast68plymouth
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Well, the outer spring appears to be broken........ so I don’t know if the failure would be damper related.
I think Chips Cuda is a good example of moderation with regards to spring loads and cam lobes when it comes to rollers and street driving...... and being able to get decent service life and still running good ET’s.
68 Satellite, 383 with stock 906’s, 3550lbs, 11.18@123 Dealer for Comp Cams/Indy Heads
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Re: Got lucky with the Hemi
[Re: gsmopar]
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07/11/19 10:52 AM
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You've had a lot of bad luck with this engine. I hope things are turning around for you! It’s not just this engine. He could write a do not do book 📖
1970 Duster Edelbrock headed 408 5.984@112.52 422 Indy headed small block 5.982@112.56 mph 9.42@138.27
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Re: Got lucky with the Hemi
[Re: pittsburghracer]
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07/11/19 02:06 PM
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You've had a lot of bad luck with this engine. I hope things are turning around for you! It’s not just this engine. He could write a do not do book 📖 Basically true.....lol Hopefully I can fix this with the head on the engine. I really don't want to pull the head, I guess I will see.
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Re: Got lucky with the Hemi
[Re: Dragula]
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07/11/19 02:19 PM
07/11/19 02:19 PM
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WOW!!! You definitely need to go buy some lottery tickets! I couldn't be happier w/ the cam Dwayne spec'd for mine. It must be a bad week for hemis. Mine has an issue, but I think I caught it early before any real damage has been done. I'll know more when I get time to get it apart.
CHIP '70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60 '69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60 '71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75 '73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75 '90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt '06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax
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